KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 13 -- DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has called for a review of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) this year, urging the government to remove its "oppressive and draconian" provisions as part of institutional reforms.
In a statement today, Lim expressed concern over the recent police questioning of Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy in connection with a hunger strike by the families of Sosma detainees.
"The purported 'arrest' by the police of Suaram's executive director Sevan Doraisamy for questioning in relation to the hunger strike by the families of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) detainees is disturbing and has highlighted the need to fulfil PH's promise to address ...